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quarter has been 1,512, as against 1,806 for last year, and 2,010 for
1889-90.
25,233 summonses for non-payment of rates have been issued
during the year, a reduction of about 400 on the number issued last
year. Of the persons summoned each quarter (on an average 6,308),
about 1,100 appeared to ask for time. 3,155 distress warrants
were handed to the brokers, and in 161 cases it was found necessary
to levy but in very few of these were the goods actually sold. Out of
54 committal warrants obtained, 29 persons paid prior to or upon
arrest, 15 absconded, 7 were conveyed to Holloway Prison, and 3
were abandoned.
The total amount received by the vestry Clerk during the year in
respect of summons fees was £1,162 8s. 6d. This amount was paid
over to the Vestry's Bankers to the credit of the General Rate in
accordance with the terms of his appointment.
HIGHWAYS.
The cost of labour on the roads during the year amounted to
£11,473 3s. l0d. as against £12,787 1s. 1d. for the year ending
Lady-Day, 1891. This decrease (£1,313 17s. 3d.) is accounted for by
there being but a small expenditure for extra labour in the clearing
away of snow.
The following table shews the quantities and cost of materials used
in the repair of the roads and footways, in the formation of pitched
channels and crossings, and in improvement works. The pitching in